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TurboBuRick

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Hooked up a Razor alky gauge today in a friends car. Nice kit btw.

The back light hook up is confusing. How exactly does this work? Does the gauge stay dark until alky or programmable output is activated? How does it know to change color?

TIA
 
Hooked up a Razor alky gauge today in a friends car. Nice kit btw.

The back light hook up is confusing. How exactly does this work? Does the gauge stay dark until alky or programmable output is activated? How does it know to change color?

TIA

Gauge stays dark until it see's an input from the PAC. A that point it illuminates RED. The gray wire from the PAC is what causes it to illuminate RED.

Once it hits your programmed pressure input, it changes to White.
 
Aaaa, ok. The grey wire. I see now.

So is it suppose to flash or just change color?

My initial vision has the gauge illuminated white with the dash lights then changes red when spraying. Could it work this way?

I need to call you today and get one for my car. :cool:
 
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Aaaa, ok. The grey wire. I see now.

So is it suppose to flash or just change color?

My initial vision has the gauge illuminated white with the dash lights then changes red when spraying. Could it work this way?

I need to call you today and get one for my car. :cool:

Operation is like this.

gauge is normally "OFF". You push TEST or get into boost.. it lights up RED. Once the needle goes past what you set it to change.. it changes to "WHITE"

If hypothetically you set the gauge to switch from Red to White at 40 PSI.. when you push TEST.. if it goes past 40 PSI.. then gauge will change to White as the needle sweeps past 40 PSI.

Refer to the programming sheet ;) or call me when next to car.

Here's a copy and paste from the sheet..


Testing and Programming
Step 1. Turn Ignition "ON". Needle will sweep from 0-150-0
Step 2. Start engine and press the test button on the alky kit. Gauge will light up Red. As soon as there is pressure, the needle will move. There may be a delay since the system was opened to install transducer.
Step 3. Set full dial warning to OFF. Follow instruction sheet.
Step 4. Set Full Dial High Warning to pressure you would like to see gauge change colors from red to white. I use 50 PSI as a base setting. You can enter program mode and change this higher or lower. Based on your test button setting or pressure you want to be at minimum.
Step 5. Hit test button while engine is idling and observe gauge function. Needle moves up... all is well. Note the pressure it reads.
Step 6. If you press the menu button once, it will recall the highest pressure setting. If while this setting is displayed you press and hold the menu button for 3 seconds, it will clear the memory. If you just press the menu button, the gauge will go back to zero.

There are a few notes of interest. 1) Note that connector 2 and connector 3 have 3 pins each. Don’t confuse them or gauge will not work. 2) Note that “Warn Lo” must be set to “ZERO” or gauge will illuminate red at all times. 3) Note that if gauge flashes at low or high readings it means that the warning mode, either high or low.. has been enabled. Set warning modes to “OFF”. This will eliminate the flashing condition.
 
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